Phonograph-record envelop



M. N. WASISCO.

PHONOGRAPH RECORD ENVELOP.

APPLICATION man ocT. 25. 191s.

Patented Non 30, l192i).

` MICHAEL N. VVASISC, OF VJEST FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS.

rHoNoeRAPH-RECORD ENvELoP. 1

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 30, 1920.

Application filed October 25, 1918. Serial No. 259,678.'

To all w tem t may concern.:

rBe it known that I, MICHAEL N. lliisisco, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at lVest Frankfort, in the county of Franklin and State of lllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Phonograph-Record Envelope, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of the invention is to provide an envelop for phonograph records and' the like whereby the title of the record may be conveniently tabbed so that it may be ascertained without the removal of theA record and its envelop from the case or cabinet in which it is carried. y

A further purpose of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is of a stable and simple `construction and yet inexpensive to manufacture and place on the market.

Stillfurther and other purposes appear Vas the invention is set forth in detail in the envelop.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig.

Fig. V3 is a section on the line 3-8 of Fig. v

As illustrated, the invention comprises an envelop l of the usual conformation and the usualmaterial, preferably stiff cardboard.

or paper and cut away at that edge which is open to provide for a convenient finger grip on thefrecord 2 which the envelop is f designed to contain. The envelop is reinforced bythe strips 3 and 4l, the latter being sewed or otherwise secured on the envelop adjacent the closed edge Vopposite the open edge. The two reinforcing strips 3 are secured to the sides of theenvelop on either side of the center of the latter and connected with the strip 4r near its end. These strips 8, extending across the envelop in the direction of the open edge, converge after passing the center of the envelop and unite at a point adjacent the center of the cut away portion of the envelop, a tongue 5 connecting with these reinforcing strips at the point where they unite. Both reinforcing strips extend onto the two sides of the envelop and there are provided two tongues 5. To each tongue at its end there is attached a label case 6 made preferably of metal with an overturned flange 7 extending around three sides and leaving blank the fourth side.` This arrangement provides for the insertion of a label 8 in the label case, the flange 7 serving to retain it therein.

It is obvious that the envelop may be employed for the holding and tabbing of records when placed in a receiving or retaining case. The tongues 5, being flexible permit the easy handling of the label cases, thusl making it unnecessary to remove the record for the purpose of ascertaining the nature or character of the piece it is desired to play. Further the arrangement of the reinforcing strips reinforces tlie envelop and gives to the same a certain amount of elasticity. The device is particularly adaptable for dealers in records of this character, since it permits the convenient tabulation of the records to make unnecessary their removal from the containing case for the ascertainnient of the name of the piece or pieces contained therein.

Vhile illustrated and described in combination with record envelops, it is obvious that the label cases may be made of paper and provided with tongues for attachment to various articles, such as catalogues, books and what not. useful information concern- Ving the articles being inscribed on the labels carried in the cases.

The invention having been described what is claimed as new and useful is:

An envelop for phonograph records and the like embodying reinforcing strips extending from one closed edge across the envelop in the direction of the open edge, the

ysaid strips being disposed on opposite sides of the center of the envelop and converging and uniting ata point between the open edge and the centei1 and having a tongue extending beyond the open edge and conneotingl With them ata point Where they unite,V a reinforeing strip straddling that closed edge opposite the open edge and disposed beneath the first said strips, and label eases connecting with the tongues at their l0 extending ends. t

In testnnony whereof I'aix myv signature.

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